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South Dakota Searchlight – U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, is asking a congressional subcommittee to conduct field hearings about the lack of adequate law enforcement on Native American reservations. Johnson made the request Monday in [Read More…]

Jose Uribe, a 26-year-old Sioux Falls man, was convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Carjacking and Use and Brandishing of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence. The sentencing, which occurred on Nov. 30, resulted in [Read More…]

Sioux Falls Police swiftly apprehended a suspect, 41-year-old David Larvie Jr. of Sioux Falls, in connection with a break-in at First Premier Bank. The incident was reported by Mason Natole, an alert gas station employee, [Read More…]

Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch PIEDMONT, S.D. – A sudden shortage of South Dakota butchers and meat cutters willing to process wild game has been bad news for hunters but good news for Josh Clark [Read More…]

Defense attorneys in South Dakota’s most populous county are at odds with the state Department of Corrections over problems with client access they say raise civil rights questions and cost taxpayers money. An advisory group [Read More…]

The recent Farmers Union convention in Huron, South Dakota, featured discussions led by state officials on common livestock diseases and prevention methods. State Veterinarian Beth Thompson highlighted anthrax, anaplasmosis, and avian bird flu as key [Read More…]

Firefighters from various departments, including Hurley, Parker, Davis, and Marion, responded to a fire at Full Circle Dairy in Turner County. The incident occurred just after 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, with heavy smoke detected in [Read More…]

What:    Single vehicle fatal crash Where:  273rd Street at US 81, 5 miles north of Freeman, SD When:   2:41 p.m., Saturday, December 2, 2023 Driver 1: Female, 17, Fatal injuries Vehicle 1: 2006 Pontiac G6 GT Hutchinson County, [Read More…]

Law enforcement in Pierre is continuing to investigate the death of a woman named Eve Ashtin, found in a South Brule Street apartment complex. Officers responded to a disturbance on Thursday night and discovered the [Read More…]

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight After the state turned down federal funding for summertime child food vouchers, the South Dakota Department of Education is seeking sponsors for another program that provides summer meals to needy children. [Read More…]

WASHINGTON — New York Republican George Santos on Friday became the sixth lawmaker in history and the first member of the GOP to be expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives. The 311-114 bipartisan vote, which [Read More…]

Construction on Block 5, a high-rise development in downtown Rapid City, faced a setback as structural concerns in an elevator shaft prompted an evacuation. The northern elevator shaft, over 10 stories high, was found sinking [Read More…]

State Senator Brent Hoffman is set to address South Dakota’s alarming DUI statistics in the upcoming legislative session. Following reports of the state having the highest per capita DUI rates and fatalities during holidays, Hoffman [Read More…]

Three individuals—Trent Stepp, Alicia Spoonemore, and Jesse Foht—were arrested in Sioux Falls this week, facing a range of charges, including possession of a stolen vehicle and drugs. Detectives observed the trio in a parking lot [Read More…]

39-year-old Rusty James Driscoll from Kingman, Arizona, was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for his central role in a large-scale methamphetamine conspiracy spanning Mexico, Arizona, Louisiana, and South Dakota. Driscoll coordinated the import [Read More…]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — For years, the the massive mostly-intact dinosaur skeleton that came to be known as Sue the T-rex was at the center of a legal battle. The latest dispute involves who [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. – 251 South Dakota volunteer fire departments from across the state have been awarded grants totaling $5 million in funding for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Earlier this year, the South Dakota Legislature passed and [Read More…]

South Dakota’s lone U.S. House Representative, Republican Dusty Johnson, has introduced the “PRC Accountability and Divestment Act of 2023.” The legislation aims to permit state and local governments to divest assets, including pension funds, from [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight A second group has formed in response to disputes over a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline in South Dakota, this time in support of policies that could result in the pipeline’s construction. [Read More…]